Organisation Consul

Organisation Consul (O.C.) was an ultra-nationalist and anti-Semitic terrorist organization that operated in the Weimar Republic from 1920 to 1922. It was formed by members of the disbanded Freikorps group Marine Brigade Ehrhardt and was responsible for political assassinations that had the ultimate goal of destroying the Republic and replacing it with a right-wing dictatorship. Its two most prominent victims were the former finance minister Matthias Erzberger and Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau. The group was banned by the German government in 1922.

Organisation Consul
LeaderHermann Ehrhardt
Foundation1920 (1920)
Dissolved21 July 1922 (21 July 1922)
MotivesDestroy the Weimar republic and establish a right-wing dictatorship
HeadquartersTrautenwolfstraße 8, Munich, Germany
IdeologyGerman nationalism
Antisemitism
National populism
Political positionFar-right
Major actionsPolitical assassination
Political terrorism
Notable attacksAssassinated 354 people
StatusBanned
Size5,000 personnel
Means of revenueArms trafficking with the IRA and various other groups
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